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“…rgeted by Trump – Globe staff Canada’s largest private-sector union is calling on Ottawa to use “every economic lever at its disposal” to defend domestic jobs as President Trump escalates the trade war with new tariffs and outright bans on some Canadian…”

“Talks between Canadian and American officials remained at an impasse Sunday, with Ottawa saying that there have been no formal meetings to avert the imposition of fresh retaliatory tariffs.”

“Parrish, meanwhile, defended her response and said the city has had a local procurement policy in place since U.S. tariffs were first imposed, with exceptions for items that are part of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement and not affected by tariffs.”

“Ian Bremmer, American political scientist and president of the Eurasia Group, suggested Canada should get used to tariffs, no matter who is in the White House.”

“In addition, Washington adjusted a number of the levies it imposed last month using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 – adding 110 new items to the list, while removing a handful of others.”

“Several of Fréchette’s political opponents accused her Sunday of using the tariff dispute for political gain during the provincial election campaign.”

“…ed any suggestion that Ottawa apply export levies on natural resources such as oil and potash in retaliation for steep new U.S. tariffs on Canadian products, as cracks emerge among the country’s leaders over the best way to hit back in the worsening trade…”